Deepak P
Human Resource Professional
Chennai
Summary
Profile Summary
A focused HR thought leader and professional with over 20 years of work experience with top notch brands and enterprises spread over Automotive, FMCG, Food and Beverages, Heavy Engineering, Pharmaceutical, Health & International AID organizations. Versatile professional with proven capability in managing HR for business revenues of Rs.5400 crores and 18000 employee headcount spread across Pan-India and managing more than 100+ HR professionals under my leadership.
Ambivalent with both nuanced HRBP skills and Industrial Relation skills with a thorough understanding of Law which helps provides enterprises that i have worked for with a 360 Degree solutioning. Extensive experience and expertise in strategizing and implementing HR processes, recruitment and selection, onboarding, performance management, continuous improvement,organizational development, HR Policy and Design, employee engagement, learning & development initiatives, strategic workforce management/planning & rationalization, career and succession planning, budgeting and cost optimization, records management for large workforces.
Front-led entire gamut of HR Life Cycle events by being a trusted advisor to peers and enterprise leadership anchoring on great people and facilitation skills that drive growth and development of individuals, teams and ultimately as an institution resulting in enhanced performances at operational, tactical and strategic levels.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
9
9
years of post-secondary education
Work History
HEAD - HR (Automotive Division)
Stellantis Automobiles, Manufacturer of Citroen Cars, India
Chennai
2021.01 - 2022.11
- Worked on end to end people strategy for Citroen's manufacturing foot print in India.
- Designated Factory Manager for the overall operations of the factory to ensure effective internal control and to manage external stakeholders.
- Effectively completed the site takeover process from Mitsubishi Contract Manufacturing vendor ( CK Birla Group) by settling out labour issues , legal issues, completion of due diligence and integrating the system to the overall Stellantis culture and philosophy.
- Built strong Governmental liaison with the State & District administration, Invest India , TN Guidance bureau, Secretaries to the Government for Industry / Labour / Land Revenue , District Collector, Police and Revenue administration officials to smooth take off of operations and sort out teething issues for the enterprise.
- Core member of leadership team involved in design and launch of the first two car variants in India for Citroen - C5 & C3.
- Overall responsibility covering entire gamut of HR , IR , Safety, Administration, Security and Government Liaison.
- To define and build ground up every single aspect of HR / IR requirements for the operations since Stellantis was new to India viz., innovative hiring and training models as per the agreed union avoidance strategy, employee soft services , governance and employee policies to build predictability, performance management system, rewards mechanisms, assessment centres etc.
Regional HR Manager - South & West India
Britannia Industries Ltd
Chennai
2013.11 - 2020.12
- Reporting to VP – HR
- Industry - FMCG, Food & Beverages
- Regional Leader with collective responsibility for the entire HR outcomes in the regions with Rs.5400 revenues,18000 employees. Role involves managing 8 factories, R&D centre , distribution centres and multiple warehouses. The role also encompasses responsibility and accountability of HR delivery for the sales force, revenue and non-revenue functions.
- Lead the HR efforts putting up 4 greenfield factories at Perundurai(TN), Bididi(KA), Mundra(Guj), Ranjangoan(MH) which was the largest food park with a daily employee footprint of 4500 employees.
- Multiple award winning recognitions for exemplary leadership like - URJA, Chairman's Club Award, B-League nominations etc.
- Diversity , Equity and Inclusion initiative torchbearer with more than 70% gender diversity in 5 out of 8 factories.
- FMCG Top Quartile engagement score of 78% or above in 7 out of the 8 factories.
- Conceptualized and implemented "Britannia Baking School" a finishing school for deployment in baking industry to enhance availability of skilled workforce.
- Signed about 10 long term settlements with multiple union plants and rebellious trade-unions across pan-india.
- Involved in acquisition, merger and turnaround of factories that were acquired or falling behind on performance on multiple occasions.
- Extensive body of HR work in terms of leading business advisory roles, HRBP roles, culture building, talent management, performance management, leadership development programs, HR policy formulations, competency and compensation framework implementation, benchmarking exercises etc.
- Hands on experience driving large teams ( about 100+ HR professionals) to deliver multisite programs, control budgets, MIS reportings for corporate etc has been done with ease.
Manager HR
Caterpillar India Pvt. Ltd
Hosur
2012.01 - 2013.11
- Reporting to Managing Director & Lead HR Manager (LPSD), Atlanta, USA.
- Industry – Heavy Engineering / Power Trains
- Country HR Manager for the Large Power Systems division of Caterpillar in India.
- Responsible for end to end HR delivery for the division in India in sync with corporate guidelines of CAT, Atlanta, USA.
- Develop and align policies, engagement initiatives, D&I initiatives, WIN Networks, bench marking exercises, assessment centres and skill upgradation initiatives were taken up to leverage overall engagement.
- Closed Long Term Settlement and benefit negotiations with a tough union and managed to streamline a radicalized Contract Labour workforce and downsizing the same.
- Benchmark 75% engagement score achieved and action planning implemented to improve and sustain the engagement levels.
- Helped in establishing a new SBU for Power Trains as a green field project at Hosur and handing it off.
HR Manager
Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages P Ltd,
Chennai
2006.06 - 2011.06
- Reporting to Head HR (TN&KL)
- Industry – Food & Beverages
- Managing HR/IR operations for manufacturing footprints in Tamil Nadu / Kerala in India.
- Signed about 7 different settlements including LTS , Bonus and productivity settlements with Unions both for Permanent and unionized Contract Labour (through Contractor).
- Completed the turnaround plan for Nemam factory by rationalizing about 800 unionized contract labour through automation projects.
- Worked on rehabilitation and reskilling of about 90 deaf and dumb operators into Cooler Equipment technicians from visual line inspectors.
- Introduction of a PET bottle line with 100% women workforce in spite of stiff resistance from Unions against the move.
- Regional resource for trainings and skill development.
- Hands on experience as an implementor and assessor for Work Place Rights Policy (WRP) as per UN Global Compact , Incident Management and Crisis Resolution Protocols (IMCR) and Great Places to Work (GPTW) implementation.
- Played a pivotal role in winding up Plachimada Factory at Kerala post Coca-Cola's decision to exit Kerala due to political disturbances. Exited all the employees without a disturbance in spite of the presence of 7 unions.
- Engaged extensively in stake holder engagement, governmental liaison, CSR work to manage enterprise image effectively.
- Have extensive exposure to labour negotiations, negotiations with Government bodies and authorities, managing and streamlining discipline and disciplinary processes etc.,
- Demonstrated skills in managing learning and development, compensation and benefits , welfare administration, Industrial Relations, HR operations , assessment centres were also put into extensive use.
Manager - Corporate HR
Shasun Research Centre
Chennai
2005.07 - 2006.06
- Reporting to - Vice President (HR)
- Industry - Pharmaceuticals and Formulations
- Extensively worked on organizational development (OD) initiatives, organization structure alignment to strategy, learning interventions and culture change initiatives.
- Worked on salary benchmarking with comparable jobs and alignment to job families.
- Aligning business to the changes because of global acquisitions (Rhodia Pharma) , modernization within and the overall aspiration to professionalize the enterprise to put the organization on accelerated growth.
- Maintained professional, organized, and safe environment for employees and patrons to share and be counseled both on professional and personal front.
- Onboarded new employees with training and new hire documentation for a highly skilled workforce comprising of researchers and scientific experts.
- Resolved staff member conflicts, actively listening to concerns and finding appropriate middle ground due to relocation issues.
- Cross-trained existing employees to maximize team agility and performance.
- Maximized performance by monitoring daily activities and mentoring team members.
- Planned and budgeted accurately to provide business with resources needed to operate smoothly and also implemented the compensation process with industry benchmarking (Mercer) and geographical benchmarking plotting the talent erosion landscape.
Senior Human Resources Executive
Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages P Ltd,
Palakkad
2003.05 - 2005.07
- Reporting to Head HR (TN&KL)
- Industry – Food and Beverages
- Assisting Head HR (TN&KL) in day to day operations.
- Manage industrial Relations and maintaining alignment with 7 trade Unions on day to day functioning..
- Employee welfare services , Payroll , training, documentation and MIS related work.
- Contractor and Contract Labour management.
- Government submissions and other statutory compliance co-ordinations.
- Training Co-ordination.
- CSR and Employee engagement activities coordination.
Administrative Assistant
World Health Organization & Government of India (NPSP)
Coimbatore
1999.08 - 2001.05
- Reporting to Surveillance Medical Officer
- Industry -Public Health
- Responsible for establishing WHO office in Western Tamil Nadu along with SMO.
- Training co-ordination of Governmental health professionals like Doctors, Nurses, Public Nurses, Mid-Wifes etc to detect polio and to administer polio vaccinations.
- Logistics co-ordination of vaccine movements.
- Accounting and book-keeping of spends and maintain budgetary controls.
- Polio Vaccination plan and monitoring and medical sample co-ordination with Kings Institute of Preventive Medicine and Research, Chennai.
Education
PGDM - Human Resources
Amrita Institute of Management
Coimbatore 2001.05 - 2003.04
Bachelor of Laws - Law
Dr.Ambedkar Government Law College
Coimbatore 1998.06 - 2001.04
Post Graduate Diploma ( PM, IR & LW). - Human Resources Management
Coimbatore Productivity Council
Coimbatore 1997.05 - 1998.06
Bachelor of Commerce - Accounting And Business Management
Annamalai University
Chidambaram 1994.05 - 1997.04
Skills
Industrial Relations & Stake holder managementundefined
Additional Information
- Certified in Workplace Rights protocol as per UN Global compact which brings the best of International Labour Law conventions, International Human Rights Principles and the national legal mechanism to regulate and manage employee related risks to business.
- Certified in Incident Management and Crisis Resolution Protocols
- Trained in Neuro Linguistic Programming Skills.
Personal Details
Date Of Birth : 13th October 1975
Languages Known : English, Tamil and Malayalam. Can understand basic Hindi.
Mailing Address : No.43, First Floor, Nolambur 1st Main Road,
Near Unlimited Cloth Stores, Mugappair West, Chennai - 600 040.
Tamil Nadu. India.
Permanent Address : 19A, Balaji Colony, Thiruvallur Nagar, Ramanathapuram, Coimbatore - 641 045.
Tamil Nadu. India.
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Quote
There is a powerful driving force inside every human being that, once unleashed, can make any vision, dream, or desire a reality.
Tony Robbins
Timeline
HEAD - HR (Automotive Division)
Stellantis Automobiles, Manufacturer of Citroen Cars, India
2021.01 - 2022.11
Regional HR Manager - South & West India
Britannia Industries Ltd
2013.11 - 2020.12
Manager HR
Caterpillar India Pvt. Ltd
2012.01 - 2013.11
HR Manager
Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages P Ltd,
2006.06 - 2011.06
Manager - Corporate HR
Shasun Research Centre
2005.07 - 2006.06
Senior Human Resources Executive
Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages P Ltd,
2003.05 - 2005.07
PGDM - Human Resources
Amrita Institute of Management
2001.05 - 2003.04
Administrative Assistant
World Health Organization & Government of India (NPSP)
1999.08 - 2001.05
Bachelor of Laws - Law
Dr.Ambedkar Government Law College
1998.06 - 2001.04
Post Graduate Diploma ( PM, IR & LW). - Human Resources Management
Coimbatore Productivity Council
1997.05 - 1998.06
Bachelor of Commerce - Accounting And Business Management
Annamalai University
1994.05 - 1997.04
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